GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| swill | wash |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| disport | sport |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |