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 |
|---|---|
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| biennial | occurring every two years |