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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| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |