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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pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
random | a haphazard course |
sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |