GRE Word List
ELEVATION
elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house
The meaning of the word elevation is elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| migratory | wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another |
| solace | comfort in sorrow or trouble; consolation; V: comfort or console in time of sorrow or trouble |
| diligence | steadiness of effort; persistent hard work |
| halcyon | calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| tender | offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one's resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound |
| welter | wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood. |
| lubricate | apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction |
| mannerism | distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles) |
| glaring | (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
