GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

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epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
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solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
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callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
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