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 |
|---|---|
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| spare | not being used |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |