GRE Word List
EQUINOX
either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
The meaning of the word equinox is either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |