GRE Word List

COMPULSION

an act of compelling

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

Random words

WordMeaning
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal