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 |
|---|---|
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |