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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |