GRE Word List
NADIR
the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
The meaning of the word nadir is the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| nourishment | food |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |