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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| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |