GRE Word List

COMPULSION

an act of compelling

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

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WordMeaning
toutto make much of : promote
choicethe act of choosing : selection
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
vendorone that vends : seller