GRE Word List
COMPENSATORY
to be equivalent to : counterbalance
The meaning of the word compensatory is to be equivalent to : counterbalance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| plait | pleat |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| haggard | not tamed |