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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |