GRE Word List
COMPULSION
an act of compelling
The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |