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 |
|---|---|
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |