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 |
|---|---|
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| paramour | lover |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |