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 |
|---|---|
| realm | kingdom |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| brook | creek |