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 |
|---|---|
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| approbation | commendation |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| hortatory | hortative |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |