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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |