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 |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| combustible | capable of combustion |