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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |