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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WordMeaning
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles
scotchscottish
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
onslaughtan especially fierce attack