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 |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| gazette | newspaper |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| trenchant | keen |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |