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
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| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |