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 |
|---|---|
| evenhanded | fair |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |