GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
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|---|---|
| environ | encircle |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
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| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| imprecation | curse |
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