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.

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drasticacting rapidly or violently
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
maneuvera military or naval movement
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
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stereotypeto make a stereotype from