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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| raiment | clothing |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
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| savant | a person of learning |