GRE Word List
ASTEROID
any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
The meaning of the word asteroid is any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feint | something feigned |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| collate | to compare critically |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
