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 |
|---|---|
| intermediary | mediator |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |