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 |
|---|---|
| anarchy | absence of government |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |