GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |