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 |
|---|---|
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |