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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| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
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