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 |
|---|---|
| din | a loud continued noise |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |