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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| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |