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 |
|---|---|
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |