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.

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mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
broilto cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill
litheeasily bent or flexed
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
chorusa company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition