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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|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
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| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
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| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
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