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
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
pento shut in or as if in a pen
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior