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 |
|---|---|
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| lunar | crescent |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
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| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
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