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 |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
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| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |