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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |