GRE Word List
COMPUTE
to determine especially by mathematical means
The meaning of the word compute is to determine especially by mathematical means.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| overwhelm | upset |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |