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 |
|---|---|
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| provident | frugal |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |