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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resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
culvert | a transverse drain |
facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |