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 |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |