GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |