GRE Word List

COMPRISE

to be made up of

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

Random words

WordMeaning
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
juntaa council or committee for political or governmental purposes
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
fleeta number of warships under a single command
ensconceshelter