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 |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| warranted | sanction |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |