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 |
|---|---|
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| eventual | contingent |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |