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

WordMeaning
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
repudiateto refuse to accept
denotationan act or process of denoting
vixena female fox
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold