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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |