GRE Word List
COMPULSION
an act of compelling
The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| lumber | to move ponderously |