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.

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rabiesan 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
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
naivetea naive remark or action
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude