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 |
|---|---|
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |