GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

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WordMeaning
unregeneratenot regenerate
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish