GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |