GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
retiring | reserved |
bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |