GRE Word List

MEMOIR

an official note or report : memorandum

The meaning of the word memoir is an official note or report : memorandum.

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WordMeaning
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs