GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |