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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heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
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pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
purgeto clear of guilt
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