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 |
|---|---|
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |