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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| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |