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
depredationto lay waste : plunder
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
implicationsomething implied: such as
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
licensepermission to act
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism