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 |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| viand | an item of food |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |