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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accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
ascribeto 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
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt