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

WordMeaning
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
gustythe sensation of taste
irksometending to irk : tedious
superannuatedoutmoded
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
darta light spear
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
esteemthe regard in which one is held
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")