GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| mulct | fine |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |