GRE Word List
PROPULSIVE
tending or having power to propel
The meaning of the word propulsive is tending or having power to propel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |