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 |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |