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 |
|---|---|
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |