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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|---|---|
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| hurl | rush |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |