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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timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound