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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WordMeaning
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
mediumsomething in a middle position
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
bitinghaving the power to bite
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words