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 |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |