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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| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
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| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |