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 |
|---|---|
| trappings | outward signs |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |