GRE Word List
PROPELLANT
capable of propelling
The meaning of the word propellant is capable of propelling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| motley | variegated in color |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| 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 |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
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