GRE Word List
COMMEMORATIVE
intended as a commemoration
The meaning of the word commemorative is intended as a commemoration.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |