GRE Word List
APPROBATION
commendation
The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| onus | burden |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| retiring | reserved |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |