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

WordMeaning
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
expertisethe skill of an expert
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
abbreviateto make briefer
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use