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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| dire | exciting horror |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |