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 |
|---|---|
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| hurl | rush |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |