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 |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| pilfer | steal |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |