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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| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| forebears | ancestor |
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| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
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