GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

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WordMeaning
invoketo petition for help or support
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
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reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
indissolublenot dissoluble
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
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