GRE Word List

COMMEMORATE

to call to remembrance

The meaning of the word commemorate is to call to remembrance.

Random words

WordMeaning
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
clichea trite phrase or expression
reeksmoke
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting