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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inditemake up
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oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
canarda false or unfounded report or story
nomenclaturename
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reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
validateto make legally valid : ratify