GRE Word List
ASTRONOMICAL
of or relating to astronomy
The meaning of the word astronomical is of or relating to astronomy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| betray | to lead astray |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| billow | wave |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |