GRE Word List
COMPACT
agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
The meaning of the word compact is agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evocative | tending to call up (emotions, memories) |
| chaste | morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere |
| simile | comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as |
| narrative | related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration |
| dysentery | inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract |
| deplore | regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition |
| antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
| shambles | (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. |
| feral | (of an animal) not domestic; wild |
| ephemeral | short-lived; fleeting |