GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

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lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
outspokendirect and open in speech or expression : frank
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hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
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