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 |
|---|---|
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |