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 |
|---|---|
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| tome | book |