GRE Word List
ASTEROID
small planet
The meaning of the word asteroid is small planet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oblique | indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference |
| touchy | oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; Ex. touchy situation |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
| accessible | easy to approach; obtainable |
| truculence | aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce |
| alienate | make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of |
| drip | fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops |
| ostracize | banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism |
| grapple | wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar |
| devolve | deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to |