GRE Word List
RESTITUTION
returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury
The meaning of the word restitution is returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impinge | infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives. |
| capitulate | surrender; give up all resistance |
| squander | waste; spend foolishly |
| defeatist | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
| prophetic | of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet |
| grimace | facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V. |
| comprise | include; consist of |
| commemorate | honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war |
| anesthetic | substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia |
| bulge | protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude |