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 |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| comestible | edible |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| meander | a winding path or course |