GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noisome | noxious |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| shove | to push along |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |