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.

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WordMeaning
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief