GRE Word List
APOGEE
the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
The meaning of the word apogee is the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |