GRE Word List
COMMEMORATE
to call to remembrance
The meaning of the word commemorate is to call to remembrance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scion | descendant |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| shove | to push along |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |