GRE Word List

COMPOUND

something formed by a union of elements or parts

The meaning of the word compound is something formed by a union of elements or parts.

Random words

WordMeaning
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
parleyto speak with another : confer
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner