GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| inequity | injustice |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |