GRE Word List
COMPARTMENT
a separate division or section
The meaning of the word compartment is a separate division or section.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| cohorts | companion |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |