GRE Word List
COMMEMORATIVE
intended as a commemoration
The meaning of the word commemorative is intended as a commemoration.
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| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |