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
dina loud continued noise
charmthe chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims