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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| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
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| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
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