GRE Word List

COMPELLING

that compels: such as

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

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WordMeaning
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
gushto issue copiously or violently
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures