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 |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |