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 |
|---|---|
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |