GRE Word List
MEMORIAL
serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
The meaning of the word memorial is serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |