GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

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WordMeaning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
savorthe taste or smell of something