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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profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
potablesuitable for drinking
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
accessiblecapable of being reached