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 |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| spoof | deceive |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |