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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WordMeaning
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
opuswork
sparseof few and scattered elements
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin