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 |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |