GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

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WordMeaning
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
anachronisman error in chronology
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
diademcrown
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm