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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WordMeaning
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
commemorateto call to remembrance
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
clientelea body of clients
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm