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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |