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 |
|---|---|
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| polity | political organization |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |