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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| conflagration | fire |
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| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| forte | one's strong point |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
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