GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
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|---|---|
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
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| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
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| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
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| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |