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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|---|---|
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
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| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |