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 |
|---|---|
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |