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 |
|---|---|
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| headlong | headfirst |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |