GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| retiring | reserved |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |