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 |
|---|---|
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |