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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| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
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| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| concur | to express agreement |
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| nomenclature | name |
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