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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abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation