GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| skimp | skimpy |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |