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.
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lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
succor | relief |
clown | farmer |
legerdemain | sleight of hand |
sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |