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 |
|---|---|
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |