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 |
|---|---|
| addle | rotten |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| 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 |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |