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 |
|---|---|
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |