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 |
|---|---|
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |