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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |