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 |
|---|---|
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |