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 |
|---|---|
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |