GRE Word List
COMPULSION
an act of compelling
The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |