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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |