GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| foppish | foolish |
| purported | reputed |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |