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 |
|---|---|
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| microcosm | a little world |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| haggard | not tamed |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |