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 |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| congenial | pleasant |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |