GRE Word List

STELLAR

of or relating to the stars : astral

The meaning of the word stellar is of or relating to the stars : astral.

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retrenchcut down
solsticeeither 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
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
beguilehoodwink
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body