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 |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| hallowed | holy |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| melee | a confused struggle |