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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prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
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inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
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gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy