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 |
|---|---|
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |