GRE Word List
COMPULSION
an act of compelling
The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim |
| imprecation | curse |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |