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 |
|---|---|
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |