GRE Word List
PROJECTILE
a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
The meaning of the word projectile is a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| puerile | juvenile |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| ramification | branch |