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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contritefeeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
husbanda male partner in a marriage
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
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grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism