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 |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |