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 |
|---|---|
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |