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 |
|---|---|
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |