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 |
|---|---|
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |