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 |
|---|---|
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| congenial | pleasant |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| aptitude | inclination |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |