GRE Word List
COMPELLING
that compels: such as
The meaning of the word compelling is that compels: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| etymology | the 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 |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |