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

WordMeaning
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
wrytwist
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
compressto press or squeeze together
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
purgeto clear of guilt
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground