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 |
|---|---|
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| mischance | bad luck |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |