GRE Word List
APPROBATION
commendation
The meaning of the word approbation is commendation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| quench | put out |
| malediction | curse |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |