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.

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metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
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panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
fellskin
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck