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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| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
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| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |