GRE Word List

ROTE

the use of memory usually with little intelligence

The meaning of the word rote is the use of memory usually with little intelligence.

Random words

WordMeaning
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
disconcertto throw into confusion
assailto attack violently : assault
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
smughighly self-satisfied
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism