GRE Word List
MEMORIAL
serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
The meaning of the word memorial is serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |