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 |
|---|---|
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |