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 |
|---|---|
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| mischance | bad luck |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |