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
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering