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.

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WordMeaning
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
punditpandit
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
denotationan act or process of denoting
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
omnipotentalmighty
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
reparteea quick and witty reply
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion