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
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
degradationthe act or process of degrading
deferput off
spanglea small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing