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 |
|---|---|
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |