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 |
|---|---|
| residual | remainder |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |