GRE Word List
OBSESSIVE
tending to cause obsession
The meaning of the word obsessive is tending to cause obsession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| retrench | cut down |