GRE Word List

COMPRISE

to be made up of

The meaning of the word comprise is to be made up of.

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WordMeaning
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
trickleto issue or fall in drops
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison