GRE Word List
COMMEMORATE
to call to remembrance
The meaning of the word commemorate is to call to remembrance.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |