GRE Word List

OBSESSIVE

tending to cause obsession

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

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WordMeaning
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
overweeningarrogant
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner