GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |