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
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
quotidianoccurring every day
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
anachronisman error in chronology