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 |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| disport | sport |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |