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
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
nubileof marriageable condition or age
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
propulsivetending or having power to propel
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley