GRE Word List

COMPRESS

to press or squeeze together

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

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WordMeaning
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
breadthdistance from side to side : width
paradigmexample
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
prosperousauspicious
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech