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 |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
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| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| wry | twist |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |