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 |
|---|---|
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| mulct | fine |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |