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

WordMeaning
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
wreakbring about
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
rabidextremely violent : furious
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot