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
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
flightyswift
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame