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.

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WordMeaning
thronga multitude of assembled persons
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
delveexcavate
floridvery flowery in style : ornate
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
slanderto utter slander against : defame
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit