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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WordMeaning
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
cavalcadea procession (see procession
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
catechismoral instruction
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot