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
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark