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 |
|---|---|
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |