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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| Word | Meaning |
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| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
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| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |