GRE Word List
APPARITION
an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
The meaning of the word apparition is an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |