GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
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cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
spate | freshet |
cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |