GRE Word List
OBSESSIVE
tending to cause obsession
The meaning of the word obsessive is tending to cause obsession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| regime | regimen |