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 |
|---|---|
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| pundit | pandit |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |