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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stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
gerontocracyrule by elders
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic