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 |
|---|---|
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |