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
igneousformed by solidification of magma
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter