GRE Word List

COMPARTMENT

a separate division or section

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

Random words

WordMeaning
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
estimablecapable of being estimated
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter