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
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
bulkmagnitude
loftan upper room or floor : attic
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
flagrantconspicuously offensive
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures