GRE Word List
HOROSCOPE
a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
The meaning of the word horoscope is a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |