GRE Word List

MISSILE

capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object

The meaning of the word missile is capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object.

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WordMeaning
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
vixena female fox
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
corrugatedhaving corrugations
solicitto make petition to : entreat
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
beelinea straight direct course
militateto have weight or effect