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 |
|---|---|
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| malediction | curse |
| dys- | abnormal |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |