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 |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |