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 |
|---|---|
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |