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
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
discloseto make known or public
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
cringeto recoil in distaste
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules