GRE Word List

COMPARTMENT

a separate division or section

The meaning of the word compartment is a separate division or section.

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degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
discomposeto destroy the composure of
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination