GRE Word List

RETRIBUTION

recompense

The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.

Random words

WordMeaning
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
fleckstreak
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
lampoonsatire
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
suitorone that petitions or entreats