GRE Word List

PUNITIVE

inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment

The meaning of the word punitive is inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment.

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WordMeaning
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
vendorone that vends : seller
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
distortto twist (see twist
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
homespunspun or made at home
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
dintforce