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 |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| skimp | skimpy |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| urchin | hedgehog |