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 |
|---|---|
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |