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 |
|---|---|
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |