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 |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |