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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phyluma direct line of descent within a group
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
prowessdistinguished bravery
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
manumitto release from slavery
reckoncount
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless