GRE Word List
MEMOIR
an official note or report : memorandum
The meaning of the word memoir is an official note or report : memorandum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |