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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| convention | agreement |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |