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
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
knolla small round hill : mound
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
baubletrinket
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
gauntexcessively thin and angular
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting