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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placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
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plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
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aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state