GRE Word List
COMPONENT
a constituent part : ingredient
The meaning of the word component is a constituent part : ingredient.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| countenance | look |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |