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 |
|---|---|
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |