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

WordMeaning
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
documentproof
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
writheto twist into coils or folds