GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |