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 |
|---|---|
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| doddering | feeble |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |