GRE Word List

COMPONENT

a constituent part : ingredient

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

Random words

WordMeaning
brookcreek
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
facultyability
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity