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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carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
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controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap