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
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
calligraphyartistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal