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 |
|---|---|
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| steep | lofty |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |