GRE Word List
COMPENSATORY
to be equivalent to : counterbalance
The meaning of the word compensatory is to be equivalent to : counterbalance.
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| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
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| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
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