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 |
|---|---|
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |