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 |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| lax | loose |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |