GRE Word List
COMPILE
assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
The meaning of the word compile is assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrugated | wrinkled; ridged |
| nutritious | providing nourishment |
| pen | fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose |
| cow | terrorize; intimidate |
| volatile | changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street |
| odoriferous | giving off an odor |
| pendant | hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.) |
| perennial | something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring |
| spendthrift | someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth |
| speechless | unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger |
