GRE Word List
TRAJECTORY
the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
The meaning of the word trajectory is the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| grudging | unwilling |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |