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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| mystic | mystical |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| disclose | to make known or public |