GRE Word List
COMPELLING
that compels: such as
The meaning of the word compelling is that compels: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| nib | bill |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |