GRE Word List

COMPULSION

an act of compelling

The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.

Random words

WordMeaning
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
blisscomplete happiness
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
unregeneratenot regenerate
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of