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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purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
groucha fit of bad temper
yoretime past and especially long past
citadela fortress that commands (see command
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
apoplexystroke
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
revulsiona strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal