GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

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scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
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choicethe act of choosing : selection
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
sleeperone that sleeps
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
pranktrick
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal