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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
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| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
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| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |