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 |
|---|---|
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |