GRE Word List
PROPULSIVE
tending or having power to propel
The meaning of the word propulsive is tending or having power to propel.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| brazen | made of brass |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |