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
suppliantsupplicant
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle