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 |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| hubbub | noise |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |