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

WordMeaning
dismissto permit or cause to leave
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
ricketyaffected with rickets
enraptureto fill with delight
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
lopsidedleaning to one side
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
sanguinarybloodthirsty