GRE Word List
CHAMPIONSHIP
designation as champion
The meaning of the word championship is designation as champion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |