GRE Word List
SEXTANT
an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
The meaning of the word sextant is an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |