GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |