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 |
|---|---|
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |