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 |
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troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
providence | divine guidance or care |
retaliate | to return like for like |
juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
mischance | bad luck |
takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |