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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distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
prepossessingcreating prejudice
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life