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
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
cloistera monastic establishment
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
homilya usually short sermon
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition