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 |
|---|---|
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| dilute | attenuate |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |