GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| peerless | matchless |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |