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 |
|---|---|
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| headlong | headfirst |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |