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
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| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |