GRE Word List
COMPROMISE
settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
The meaning of the word compromise is settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |