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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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| seemly | good-looking |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| fleck | streak |