GRE Word List
TOPOGRAPHY
the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
The meaning of the word topography is the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| sybarite | voluptuary |