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 |
|---|---|
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |