GRE Word List
SEXTANT
navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)
The meaning of the word sextant is navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars).
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babble | chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N. |
augment | increase; add to |
conclusive | decisive; ending all debate |
barefaced | shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie |
balk | stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |
manifestation | outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent |
clavicle | collarbone |
belligerent | quarrelsome |
kismet | fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate. |
supposititious | assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical |