GRE Word List

CELESTIAL

of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity

The meaning of the word celestial is of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity.

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ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
codifyto reduce to a code
underhandin a clandestine manner
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
wontaccustomed
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing