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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |