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 |
|---|---|
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |