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 |
|---|---|
| refrain | curb |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| scintilla | spark |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |