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 |
|---|---|
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
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| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |