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 |
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institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
pedagogue | teacher |
supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |