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

WordMeaning
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
significanthaving meaning
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation