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 |
|---|---|
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| ancillary | subordinate |