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 |
|---|---|
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |