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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pummel | pound |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |