GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.

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WordMeaning
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
couriermessenger
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
quirkan abrupt twist or curve