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
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
wastrelvagabond
dominaterule
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
atypicalnot typical : irregular
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober