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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inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
brackishsomewhat salty
representationalone that represents: such as
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink