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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WordMeaning
negateto deny the existence or truth of
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms