GRE Word List
TORPEDO
a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
The meaning of the word torpedo is a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |