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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| amity | friendship |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| distend | extend |