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 |
|---|---|
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |