GRE Word List
MEMORIAL
serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
The meaning of the word memorial is serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative.
Random words
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| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |