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 |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |