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
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
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harrowingacutely distressing or painful
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pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
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