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 |
|---|---|
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |