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 |
|---|---|
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| sledge | sledgehammer |