GRE Word List

COMMEMORATIVE

intended as a commemoration

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

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WordMeaning
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
debuta first appearance
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
vultureany 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