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
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
apoplexystroke
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces