GRE Word List
COMPACT
predominantly formed or filled : composed
The meaning of the word compact is predominantly formed or filled : composed.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| enhance | heighten |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |