GRE Word List
COMMEMORATE
to call to remembrance
The meaning of the word commemorate is to call to remembrance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| expiate | to make amends for |