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 |
|---|---|
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| retribution | recompense |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| ploy | escapade |