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 |
|---|---|
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| thespian | actor |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |