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 |
|---|---|
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |