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 |
|---|---|
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| lumber | to move ponderously |