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 |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| debut | a first appearance |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| cipher | zero |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |