GRE Word List
CONGLOMERATE
made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
The meaning of the word conglomerate is made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| fulcrum | prop |