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.

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WordMeaning
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
conveyancethe action of conveying
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
lexicona book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs