GRE Word List
ELEVATION
the height to which something is elevated: such as
The meaning of the word elevation is the height to which something is elevated: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| drivel | nonsense |