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 |
|---|---|
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| unkempt | not combed |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |