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 |
|---|---|
| calculated | apt |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| sophist | philosopher |
