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.

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WordMeaning
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
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whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
rationalhaving reason or understanding
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
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cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
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