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 |
|---|---|
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |