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 |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |