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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| maroon | a dark red |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |