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
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
unkemptnot combed
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
callousbeing hardened and thickened
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
concentrichaving a common center
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
uproariousmarked by uproar