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 |
|---|---|
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| drama | a composition (see composition |