GRE Word List
COMPULSION
an act of compelling
The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| snivel | to run at the nose |