GRE Word List
COMMEMORATE
to call to remembrance
The meaning of the word commemorate is to call to remembrance.
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|---|---|
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| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
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| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
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| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |