GRE Word List
COMPULSION
an act of compelling
The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.
Random words
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|---|---|
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| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
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