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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coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
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spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
generateto bring into existence: such as
postulatedemand
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control