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 |
|---|---|
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| demerit | offense |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |