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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| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |