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 |
|---|---|
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |