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 |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |