GRE Word List
MNEMONIC
assisting or intended to assist memory
The meaning of the word mnemonic is assisting or intended to assist memory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| flighty | swift |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| idiom | an 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) |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |