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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proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
appurtenancesaccessory objects
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless