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 |
|---|---|
| cadaver | a dead body |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |