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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |