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 |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| prong | fork |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| concordat | compact |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |