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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Word | Meaning |
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immune | not susceptible or responsive |
rip | to tear or split apart or open |
headlong | headfirst |
aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
mirage | an optical (see optical |
sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
pendulous | poised without visible support |