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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| categorical | absolute |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| fluke | flatfish |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |