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 |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| cataclysm | flood |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| natal | native |