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 |
|---|---|
| dolt | a stupid person |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |