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
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating