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 |
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| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| impuissance | weakness |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |