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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| viable | capable of living |