GRE Word List
DENOMINATION
an act of denominating
The meaning of the word denomination is an act of denominating.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| quorum | a select group |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |