GRE Word List
MEMOIR
memoirs; autobiography; biography
The meaning of the word memoir is memoirs; autobiography; biography.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garish | overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy |
| bait | harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals |
| ferret | drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
| indecision | irresolution; inability to make up one's mind |
| cozen | cheat; hoodwink; swindle |
| tact | skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence |
| loath | reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go. |
| crotchety | (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion |
| anoint | consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony) |
| egoism | excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical |
