GRE Word List
DETONATION
the action or process of detonating
The meaning of the word detonation is the action or process of detonating.
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| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| attentive | mindful |
| forebears | ancestor |