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 |
|---|---|
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| fester | to generate pus |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |