GRE Word List

COMPRESS

to press or squeeze together

The meaning of the word compress is to press or squeeze together.

Random words

WordMeaning
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
disingenuouslacking in candor
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color