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 |
|---|---|
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |