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.

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ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
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explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
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fervorintensity of feeling or expression