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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|---|---|
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| amity | friendship |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |