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 |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| dominate | rule |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |