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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WordMeaning
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
blanchto take the color out of
verdantgreen in tint or color
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination