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

WordMeaning
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
shavingthe act of one that shaves
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
disconsolatecheerless
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling