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 |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |