GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| addle | rotten |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |