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 |
|---|---|
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| concentric | having a common center |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| modish | fashionable |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |