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 |
|---|---|
| niggle | trifle |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |