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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WordMeaning
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
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shamblesa meat market
wrenchto move with a violent twist
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
denominationan act of denominating
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