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
marrowbone marrow
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
dintforce