GRE Word List
COMPRESS
to press or squeeze together
The meaning of the word compress is to press or squeeze together.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| obscure | dark |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |