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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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| lax | loose |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |