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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| pliant | pliable |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |