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 |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |