GRE Word List
PUNITIVE
inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
The meaning of the word punitive is inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |