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 |
|---|---|
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| arid | excessively dry |