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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chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
aptitudeinclination
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs