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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| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
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| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
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