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 |
|---|---|
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |