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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |