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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incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
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sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
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quarantine | a period of 40 days |
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straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
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