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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| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |