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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| sift | to put through a sieve |