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 |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| savant | a person of learning |
| mischance | bad luck |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| veer | to change direction or course |