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 |
|---|---|
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| random | a haphazard course |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |