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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| ploy | escapade |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |