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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
