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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| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| juncture | a point of time |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| aver | to declare positively |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |