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
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
implicationsomething implied: such as
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
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divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing