GRE Word List

COMMEMORATIVE

intended as a commemoration

The meaning of the word commemorative is intended as a commemoration.

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WordMeaning
impoverishto make poor
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
legenda story coming down from the past
heedto pay attention
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking