GRE Word List

OBSESSIVE

tending to cause obsession

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

Random words

WordMeaning
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
dismissto permit or cause to leave
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect