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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| exhume | disinter |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |