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 |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| postulate | demand |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |