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 |
|---|---|
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |