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.

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WordMeaning
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain