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 |
|---|---|
| catechism | oral instruction |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |