GRE Word List
ECLIPTIC
path of the sun and the planets
The meaning of the word ecliptic is path of the sun and the planets.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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exorbitant | (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds |
hamper | obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: ฝฤทแวฐภฬณช ภวบน ต๎ภป ดใดย นูฑธดฯ |
sensuous | giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin |
fleece | wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder |
satiate | satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated |
omnivorous | eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything |
die | metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice |
epicurean | believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N. |
unequivocal | plain; clear; obvious |
lurid | wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder |