GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |