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 |
|---|---|
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| chafe | irritate |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |