GRE Word List
SIDEREAL
relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day
The meaning of the word sidereal is relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nebulous | vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal |
| libertine | debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; roue; CF. free |
| bovine | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
| ebb | (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
| litigation | lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches; forked |
| infamous | notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation |
| pediatrician | physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics |
| stump | base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle |
| mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |