GRE Word List
SATELLITE
small body revolving around a larger one
The meaning of the word satellite is small body revolving around a larger one.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola |
impenitent | not repentant |
gamely | in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
noxious | harmful; CF. obnoxious |
finish | surface texture; completeness of execution |
demerit | fault; bad quality |
implicate | incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime |
larceny | theft; Ex. petit larceny |
forward | presumptuous or bold |
notch | V-shaped cut in a surface; V. |