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 |
|---|---|
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| canny | clever |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |