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 |
|---|---|
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |