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 |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |