GRE Word List

COMPELLING

that compels: such as

The meaning of the word compelling is that compels: such as.

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WordMeaning
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
fabricateinvent
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes