GRE Word List
SOLSTICE
either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
The meaning of the word solstice is either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
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| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |