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 |
|---|---|
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |