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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| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
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| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
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