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 |
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| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |