GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| demerit | offense |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| laud | praise |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |