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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| nib | bill |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |