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 |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |