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 |
|---|---|
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |