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 |
|---|---|
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |