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 |
|---|---|
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| 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) |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |