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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dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
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idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
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