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 |
|---|---|
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |