GRE Word List
PERIGEE
the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
The meaning of the word perigee is the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |