GRE Word List

MNEMONIC

assisting or intended to assist memory

The meaning of the word mnemonic is assisting or intended to assist memory.

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declivitydownward inclination
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
momentuma property (see property
precipitantprecipitate
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
impoverishto make poor
gnarlsnarl
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns