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 |
|---|---|
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| trappings | outward signs |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |