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

WordMeaning
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
garnerto gather into storage
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
sublimatesublime
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
actuaryclerk
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit