GRE Word List
COMPULSION
an act of compelling
The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| endue | provide |
| acclaim | applaud |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |