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 |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| machinations | an act of machinating |