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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
