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 |
|---|---|
| growl | rumble |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| dys- | abnormal |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |