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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bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
lacerationthe act of lacerating
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building