GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |