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 |
|---|---|
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |