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 |
|---|---|
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |