GRE Word List

COMPARTMENT

a separate division or section

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

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degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
biliousof 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
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
combustiblecapable of combustion