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 |
|---|---|
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| demure | reserved |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| pedagogue | teacher |