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 |
|---|---|
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |