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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| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| endue | provide |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
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| executioner | one who executes |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
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| exhume | disinter |