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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |