GRE Word List
COMPONENT
a constituent part : ingredient
The meaning of the word component is a constituent part : ingredient.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |