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 |
|---|---|
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |