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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WordMeaning
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
finishto come to an end : terminate
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament