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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plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
deliriuman acute (see acute
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
finishedentirely done
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction