GRE Word List
COMPRESS
to press or squeeze together
The meaning of the word compress is to press or squeeze together.
Random words
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|---|---|
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
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| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
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| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
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| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
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