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 |
|---|---|
| kismet | fate |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| rotunda | a round building |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |