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
nexusconnection
rusea wily subterfuge
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
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guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
blanchto take the color out of
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented