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.
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desperate | having lost hope |
primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
billowing | wave |
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