GRE Word List
ASTRAL
of, relating to, or coming from the stars
The meaning of the word astral is of, relating to, or coming from the stars.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| freebooter | pirate |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
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| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |