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 |
|---|---|
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| groom | bridegroom |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| denomination | an act of denominating |