GRE Word List
COMPRESS
force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.
The meaning of the word compress is force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apologist | one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia |
| compulsive | resulting from compulsion |
| defoliate | destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant |
| annotate | comment; make explanatory notes |
| boorish | rude; insensitive |
| demean | disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
| translucent | partly transparent |
| imperial | like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism |
| cloister | monastery or convent |
| oblique | indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference |
