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 |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |