GRE Word List

OBSESSIVE

tending to cause obsession

The meaning of the word obsessive is tending to cause obsession.

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cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
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formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
cavalcadea procession (see procession
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative