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 |
|---|---|
| oblique | indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference |
| antiquated | obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated |
| increment | increase |
| rigid | hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous; Ex. rigid rule |
| petty | trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded |
| quiescent | dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence |
| deserts | what someone deserves |
| amiss | wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV. |
| credence | belief |
| philistine | narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete |
