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 |
|---|---|
| retiring | reserved |
| opus | work |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| aseptic | preventing infection |