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 |
|---|---|
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |