GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |