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 |
|---|---|
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |