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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |