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 |
|---|---|
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |