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 |
|---|---|
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| congenial | pleasant |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |