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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| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |