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
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
entitybeing
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
valedictionan act of bidding farewell