GRE Word List
COMMEMORATE
to call to remembrance
The meaning of the word commemorate is to call to remembrance.
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| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
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| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| paramour | lover |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
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