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 |
|---|---|
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |