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 |
|---|---|
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |