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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| Word | Meaning |
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| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |