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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WordMeaning
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
culverta transverse drain
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship