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 |
|---|---|
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |