GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |