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 |
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| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |