GRE Word List
SIDEREAL
of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
The meaning of the word sidereal is of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral.
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nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |