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 |
|---|---|
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| repercussion | reflection |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| resign | relegate |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |