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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WordMeaning
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
polyglotone who is polyglot
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
phenomenaphenomenon
outragean act of violence or brutality
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
effeteno longer fertile
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest