GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| fleck | streak |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| lampoon | satire |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |