GRE Word List
COMPULSION
an act of compelling
The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |