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 |
|---|---|
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| concentric | having a common center |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| kismet | fate |