GRE Word List
MNEMONIC
pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid
The meaning of the word mnemonic is pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stoke | stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully |
| veneer | thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fa\c{c}ade; V. |
| edify | instruct; correct morally |
| regicide | murder of a king or queen |
| flip | send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over |
| afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| apothegm | pithy, compact saying |
| cipher | nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V. |
| derivation | deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word |
