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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|---|---|
| prong | fork |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
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| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
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| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| overt | open to view : manifest |