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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |