GRE Word List
ASTRONOMICAL
of or relating to astronomy
The meaning of the word astronomical is of or relating to astronomy.
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| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |