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
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
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spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
quicksilvermercury
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
facileeasily accomplished or attained
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter