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 |
|---|---|
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |