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 |
|---|---|
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| heed | to pay attention |