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
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
subsistencereal being : existence
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
swipea strong sweeping blow
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased