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 |
|---|---|
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| dissension | disagreement |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |