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 |
|---|---|
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
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| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| collate | to compare critically |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |