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 |
|---|---|
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |