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 |
|---|---|
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |