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 |
|---|---|
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| conflagration | fire |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |