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 |
|---|---|
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| conscientious | meticulous |