GRE Word List
ASTRONOMICAL
enormously large or extensive
The meaning of the word astronomical is enormously large or extensive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arduous | hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work |
| carping | petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble |
| tenancy | possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy |
| remote | distant in manner; aloof |
| chicanery | trickery; deception |
| physiognomy | face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features |
| practical | based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man |
| sobriety | moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness |
| harangue | long, passionate, and vehement speech; V. |
| coda | concluding section of a musical or literary composition |
