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 |
|---|---|
| intermediary | mediator |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |