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 |
|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| enduring | lasting |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |