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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |