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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apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
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overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
codifyto reduce to a code
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element