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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WordMeaning
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
fienddevil
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
requiteto make return for : repay
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
rabidextremely violent : furious
slougha place of deep mud or mire