GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

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omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
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fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
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upshotthe final result : outcome
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
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