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 |
|---|---|
| ovation | a 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 |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |