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 |
|---|---|
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| seemly | good-looking |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |