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 |
|---|---|
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| cursive | running |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |