GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

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scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
reprisala retaliatory act
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
treadto step or walk on or over
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant