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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |