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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
