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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |