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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |