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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| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
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