GRE Word List
COMPILATION
the act or process of compiling
The meaning of the word compilation is the act or process of compiling.
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misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
dys- | abnormal |
bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |