GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
resulting from compulsion
The meaning of the word compulsive is resulting from compulsion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quisling | traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling |
| slack | moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one's work; N. V. |
| enjoin | command; order; forbid |
| liquidate | settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish |
| conformity | harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance |
| casualty | serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle |
| evocative | tending to call up (emotions, memories) |
| innuendo | indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo |
| drip | fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops |
| heinous | atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |
