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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WordMeaning
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
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matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
profligatewildly extravagant
negateto deny the existence or truth of
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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous