GRE Word List
DETONATION
the action or process of detonating
The meaning of the word detonation is the action or process of detonating.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |