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 |
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| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| scourge | whip |
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| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |