GRE Word List
APPLICATION
an act of applying:
The meaning of the word application is an act of applying:.
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| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
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| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |