GRE Word List
COMMEMORATIVE
intended as a commemoration
The meaning of the word commemorative is intended as a commemoration.
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| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
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| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
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| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
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| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
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