GRE Word List

RETRIBUTION

recompense

The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.

Random words

WordMeaning
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
vertexthe top of the head
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
ciliatedpossessing cilia
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly