GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

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

Random words

WordMeaning
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
precipitantprecipitate
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream