GRE Word List
COMPULSIVE
having power to compel
The meaning of the word compulsive is having power to compel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| 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 |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |