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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |