GRE Word List
COMPRISE
to be made up of
The meaning of the word comprise is to be made up of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |