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 |
|---|---|
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| writ | something written : writing |