GRE Word List

COMPELLING

that compels: such as

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

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WordMeaning
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
clipperone that clips something
discomposeto destroy the composure of
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses