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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| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| opus | work |