GRE Word List

COMPULSIVE

having power to compel

The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.

Random words

WordMeaning
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
ebullientboiling
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit