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
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
primethe second of the canonical hours
prosperousauspicious
dowseto plunge into water