GRE Word List
SATELLITE
a celestial body orbiting another of larger size
The meaning of the word satellite is a celestial body orbiting another of larger size.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |