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

WordMeaning
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
primto give a prim or demure expression to
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
odoroushaving an odor: such as
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck