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 |
|---|---|
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |