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 |
|---|---|
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| cryptic | secret |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |