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
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
tactfulhaving or showing tact
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
wiltloose freshness; droop
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of