GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |