GRE Word List

APPELLATION

an identifying name or title : designation

The meaning of the word appellation is an identifying name or title : designation.

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WordMeaning
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
refurbishto brighten or freshen up : renovate
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
cavalcadea procession (see procession