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 |
|---|---|
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| invalid | not valid: |