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 |
|---|---|
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |