GRE Word List
COMPULSION
an act of compelling
The meaning of the word compulsion is an act of compelling.
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|---|---|
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
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| delve | excavate |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
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| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
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