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

WordMeaning
puddingblood sausage
martineta strict disciplinarian
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
shearto cut off the hair from
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
impoverishto make poor
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell
caterto provide a supply of food
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle