GRE Word List
COMMEMORATIVE
intended as a commemoration
The meaning of the word commemorative is intended as a commemoration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| debut | a first appearance |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |