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
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
juga large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
expiateto make amends for
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
pedestriancommonplace
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of