GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |