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
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
brookcreek
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
beguilehoodwink
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed