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 |
|---|---|
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |