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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dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
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averto declare positively
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
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indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem