GRE Word List
APPELLATION
an identifying name or title : designation
The meaning of the word appellation is an identifying name or title : designation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |