GRE Word List

COMPONENT

a constituent part : ingredient

The meaning of the word component is a constituent part : ingredient.

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WordMeaning
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
pummelpound
headfirstwith the head foremost
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant