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 |
|---|---|
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |