GRE Word List

RETRIBUTION

recompense

The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.

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WordMeaning
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs
allureto entice by charm or attraction
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
dearthscarcity that makes dear
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language