GRE Word List
ZENITH
the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
The meaning of the word zenith is the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| faculty | ability |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |