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 |
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stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
consign | to give over to another's care |
vertex | the top of the head |