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

WordMeaning
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government