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 |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| demise | death |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| wreak | bring about |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |